FilmScout

Saw (2004)

101 min · Horror · Rated R (USA)

Saw scores 121 on the ScoutScore, which is Strong. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout maps 15 flagged scenes and 7 worth skipping.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	3
Mute	5
Skip	7

Kinds of content

Dark Imagery, Action, Profanity (mild), Theme

Scenes FilmScout flagged

• Mute Waking in the Bathroom, Chains and a Corpse
• Skip Jigsaw's Tapes, Rules of the Game
• HEADS UP Casual deity exclamations
• Skip Jigsaw's Previous Traps, Razor Wire and Poison Room
• Skip Amanda's Reverse Bear Trap Testimony
• Mute Jigsaw Invades the Gordon Home
• Skip Police Raid on Jigsaw's Lair, Death Trap Activated
• HEADS UP Casual deity exclamations
• Mute Bathroom Clues, Plans and Revelations
• Mute Phone Call to the Family, Child Held at Gunpoint

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

Age ratings by country

AU	MA 15+
CA	18A
GB	18
US	R

Talk about it after

“Adam and Dr. Gordon are strangers forced into an impossible situation where they have to decide whether to trust each other. What makes it hard to trust someone when you have no way of knowing their true intentions?”

Common questions

Is Saw okay for kids?

Saw scores 121 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Strong tier. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout has mapped 15 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, action, profanity (mild). The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for Saw?

121, which is the Strong tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Saw rated?

Saw is rated R in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU MA 15+, CA 18A, GB 18, US R. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

See every scene in the FilmScout app.
Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.